Customer Review: Good book - so little is written/recorded about the excellent and brave pilots of the IJN. However, this book "reads" like a reference manual - lots of data, facts and chronology...but no "soul." Oh well. The work is essential as it records the deeds of this little known group of warriors.... more info
Customer Review: Henry Sakaida have complied a very good coverage to Japanese flying aces during the Second World War. The contained mini-biographies of all the Japanese pilots who achieved the "ace" status as well as background material of Japanese air efforts during the war from 1937. There are exhausting amount... more info
Customer Review: AS A SUBMARINE VETERAN, I FOUND THE INFORMATION VALUABLE.
IT WAS AMAZING THAT A VESSEL OF THAT TYPE WAS BUILT AT THAT TIME, AND
FOR THAT PURPOSE. I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. I WOULD THINK THAT ALL
SUBMARINER'S WOULD ENJOY THIS BOOK.
Customer Review: Many historians still operate under the assumption that there was a single Japanese Air Force instead of two separate services, each with its own planes, mission, and tactics. Sakaida is an American of Japanese heritage who learned the language in order to research and write about WWII air battles,... more info
Customer Review: Noted aviation historian Henry Sakaida shifts his sights in this Osprey 'Elite' volume, focusing on those Soviet soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians who were awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal in World War II. The HSU award was the USSR equivalent of the U.S. Medal of Honor or... more info
Customer Review: Excellent photo history of the Japanese & American pilots who flew against each other in the Pacific. Photographs, diagrams & detailed research combined to entertain & educate readers of all ages. Great coffee table book or primary source for research. From past to present with modern... more info
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